Grant Robinson
Personal information
Full name
Grant Geoffrey Robinson
Born (1979-07-24) 24 July 1979
Gisborne, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–02 to 2007–08Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 21 18
Runs scored 736 390
Batting average 21.64 27.85
100s/50s 1/2 0/2
Top score 125* 77*
Balls bowled 24 0
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 10/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 June 2019

Grant Geoffrey Robinson (born 24 July 1979 in Gisborne) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts from 2001 to 2008.[1]

A left-handed batsman, Robinson's highest first-class score was 125 not out in Northern Districts' 16-run victory over Auckland in 2002–03.[2] He was also a leading member of the Hamilton team that dominated the Hawke Cup competition in the 2000s. In 2005–06 he scored 268 against Northland to record the second-highest score in the history of the competition.[3]

Robinson studied Law and Commerce at Waikato University.[4] After working in senior positions for Westpac in Auckland, in 2019 he joined the compostable-packaging company Ecoware as general manager.[5] He has a family with his wife Anna.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Grant Robinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Auckland v Northern Districts 2002–03". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Butcher, Margot (Summer 2018). "Stumped on a career" (PDF). Outright. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Q&A with our new general manager". Ecoware. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Devereux, Courtney (28 February 2019). "Ecoware gets new general manager, Grant Robinson". The Register. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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